FIX: "Error During Compression" Splitting a File a Second Time

 Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
Article ID: Q119248
2.5x 2.60 3.00 WINDOWS kbother kberrmsg kbbuglist kbfixlist

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0
  • Microsoft FoxPro for Windows Distribution Kit, versions 2.5x, 2.6

SYMPTOMS

When you are running the FoxPro for Windows Setup Wizard, the error message "Error During Compression" appears when the wizard is splitting a large file a second time.

CAUSE

The disk images directory path is too long. The path, with the filename, is limited to 50 characters including "\COMPRESS\FILENAME.XXX", which is added on to the disk image path given in the Disk Images Directory box in the Setup Wizard. This is a limitation of the compression utility used by the Setup Wizard.

For example, if the disk images directory is 

   C:\FOXAPPS.WIN\DISTRIB\VER_300
the entire path to the location of the compressed files is: 

   C:\FOXAPPS.WIN\DISTRIB\VER_300\COMPRESS\FILENAME.XXX
NOTE: The Setup Wizard cannot create a directory that is three levels deep; instead, it will generate the error message "Could not create directory c:\level1\level2\level3." Therefore, the directory must already exist on the hard disk drive in order for the above problem to occur.

You can also get this error if the destination directory for the disk images is a diskette drive (A or B diskette drive)

RESOLUTION

Change the disk images directory to a shorter path (for example, C:\IMAGES).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in Visual FoxPro 5.0 for Windows.

KBCategory: kbother kberrmsg kbbuglist kbfixlist
KBSubcategory: FxtoolDk KBQ fixlist5.00 VFoxWin FoxWin buglist2.50
buglist2.50a buglist2.50b buglist2.60
Additional reference words: 3.00 2.50 2.50a 2.50b 2.60 SetupWizard dk
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Keywords : buglist2.50 fixlist5.00 FoxWin FxtoolDk KBQ vfoxwin kbbuglist kberrmsg kbfixlist kbother
Version : 2.5x 2.60 3.00
Platform : WINDOWS
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
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